Spaceward Ho! App Reviews

This is an amazing classic game. thankfully brough back to life some years ago. now, needs and update to properly work on macs. thanks for keeping this game alive. cheers.

Really enjoy the game. The original game designers should know that their efforts have brought fun and relaxation into likely thousands of people’s lives. Well done and thank you!

I’ve played this game since the 80s, and hope to play it in my 80s.

Great game and no extra fee’s to play

I've been playing this game since the original Mac version. It's still tough to beat. It's got decades of gameplay, literally.

I’m the only person as far as I know who bought this game on *three* platforms: original MacOS, OSX universal binary, and now, iOS. Worth every penny. And the iOS version is a spectacular port. Mind you, I play on an iPhone se, and I have believe even without the benefit of experience that the iPad experience is exponentially better still. An App Store review may not be the best forum for questions, but I do have three of them. 1) just out of curiosity did you guys port version 4 or 5? 2) how

I played this in the mid 90s and for years after. I was sad when it was no longer playable on newer versions of windows. But then I happened to find it here and now it’s my go to game. Thank you for bringing back a classic.

Loved playing this in college and now my kids are hooked too. Would love to play others with Multiplayer but I can’t figure out how to add Friends since the Game Center was discontinued. Do we need an update to reenable Multiplayer?

Would like to see some new content tho.

I first started playing this game on my Macintosh SE/LC II back in the early 90’s and it’s still enjoyable. A classic! Now if I could only find Sky Shadow for iOS I’d be all set.

Have played this since the early 90’s and it’s still fantastic.

This is most of what I loved from the Delta Tao game we had back in the 1990s. I’ve had a blast playing it on my iPad hundreds of times. Alas, it appears to be abandoned. The game crashes outright on iOS 14 due to new security checks, and the listed support page for Ariton Software is gone. I am sad to see this end, and I’d love to see it updated again, but I’m not holding out much hope.

This game is an uncomplicated explore and conquer game with a sense of humor. There's enough variety to keep me coming back. I first played Spaceward Ho on the Mac (multi-player, even) in the early 1990s, then later the excellent PalmOS port. This version continued that tradition faithfully on iOS, where I play it regularly. Now thanks to the M1 I can play it on my Mac again. Thanks, Ariton, for keeping it alive and coming full circle.

I would rate this 5 stars for the sheer enjoyment of the strategy against various AI levels and endless galaxy combinations, but one of the joys of Spaceward Ho! from the 90s was the ability to play against friends. I know there hasn’t been a development update in years, but allowing us to play against friends - even if it was through Bluetooth only would be a huge plus (preferable would be through WiFi). It would definitely earn 5 stars with that feature update.

Now finally working in the latest iOS.

Leaderboard and achievements haven’t moved in months!

I loved this game when I was younger but the experience and playability on iPhone is only a few notches above terrible. Granted the UI is limited by the amount of screen space, but this could’ve been done much better. I expected MUCH more for the money.